Everything tagged with safety

Stopped at the intersection of Poole Street and New North Road (Islington/Hackney):
Today I saw three teens dangerously bothering another (solo) cyclist. One of three was cycling directly in front of the single, and cutting him off every ti...

The grim faced commuter cyclists in the image chosen for the cover of Transport for London's Cycle Safety Action Plan highlights how far we have to go to achieve safe and inviting cycling in London. Riders on the type of false blue lanes condemn...

Hi all,
I'm currently doing some research to assess the growth of van usage and the effects of increasing delivery traffic inside the M25.
While this is not directly a cycling related matter, I'm sure you can understand how more vans on London s...

The London Cycling Campaign has restated our support for the use of cyclist-specific low-level traffic lights (a Dutch example is pictured above), but has reminded the Mayor Boris Johnson and Transport for London that use of these lights alone c...

LIMAR X-Ride
£59.99
www.todayscyclist.co.uk
The main attractions of the new X-Ride are obvious the moment you stick it on and head out for a ride — it weighs next to nothing (260g) and the fewer, larger vents (16 in total) do a ve...

LAZER Oasiz
£99.99
www.madison.co.uk
At a penny under 100 quid you’d expect the Oasiz to be jam-packed with original features and indeed it’s even got a specific mount for a headcam. The top ‘wing’ can be interchan...

ENDURA Snype
£69.99
www.endura.co.uk
Clothing specialist Endura’s first foray into helmet design has clearly been influenced by the demands of its race team — it’s extremely light and offers exceptional airflow. The la...

BELL Muni
£49.99
www.zyro.co.uk
It may be fairly inexpensive but the Muni was instantly comfortable thanks to its really well shaped shell, light padding strips and adjustable TAG system. It sports neat features for commuters too, with ...

Hello Fellow Cyclist,
Have you noticed those yellow posters on the back of buses
and larger vehicles? the loud yellow 'Cyclist Stay back' ones,
which i think is not entirely a bad idea, i just really think
the m...

I'm pleased to report that Kingston Council has this week (12th Sept-13) signed the LCC Safer Lorries Pledge. Veolia operate the refuse and recycling collections in the borough and we trust that their drivers will now get a good level of trai...

We all know the risks cyclists face when leaving traffic light junctions at the same time as all of the cars, vans, bikes and HGV's and there has to be a solution. The issue of cyclists jumping red lights is partly a result in the feeling of safet...

This week London Cycling Campaign staff and volunteers are taking to the streets outside borough town halls (see Tower Hamlets above) to protest against the growing gap between the lorry safety standards of the best and worst boroughs in the ...

Have noticed since I started taking this route that on the southbound lanes, there are always a large number of lorries unloading during rush hour.
This necessitates, due to the high volume of traffic, multiple merges with the right-hand lane, ca...

Transport for London hosted a conference on Monday 4 February, attended by LCC and other lorry experts, to deliver freight safety recommendations to London borough councils.
The conference was attended by 25 out of 33 of the London councils, and ...